Create a mindmap of YOUR enterprise ideas, however silly some of them seem they might lead you to a thought that makes you that first million!
Lesson Objectives
Know how business ideas happen
Understand the difference between invention & innovation
Be able to explain the steps needed to protect ideas with copyright and patents
Starter (5 mins)
Name 2 Entrepreneurs who are inventors
Key Words (5 mins)
Information (5 mins)
New business ideas come about in different ways. Some businesses are developed by people who already have a good understanding of their product. Others from people who use their product. Many businesses/products come from the research departments of existing companies who are looking to develop an innovative product. Think about how video games have moved from being relatively passive (Game Cube, PS2 etc) to becoming active, multiplayer experiences (Wii, Kinect)
Risk There is a lot of risk involved with invention and innovation. Much innovation leads to failure and gets abandoned. There is also a risk that someone will copy it.
Patents Registering a patent gives you the right to protection for your patented idea for 20 years. Patents are registered with the Intellectual Property Office
Copyright For intellectual products such as films, music and books copyright gives the original inventor the sole rights to produce, control and copy the work. Copyright protection can be registered with the Intellectual Property Office but gives much longer protection than a patent. Authors own copyright of their books for their lifetime and 70 years after.
Trademark A trademark is a registered name such as ADIDAS. A trademarked name cannot be copied.
Task (25 mins)
Find out about Google's 20% time
Write a paragraph explaining what 20% time is
Write a list of things that have been developed in 20% time
Activity (15 mins)
Visit the intellectual property office and Learn more about the 4 types of Intellectual property
Read through the information and play the games at the end of each section. When you have done all four try the IP Armour game!
Plenary (5 mins)
Discuss how Google's 20% time could be used in school - do you think it would be productive?
Showing Enterprise - Invention & innovation
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Lesson Objectives
Starter (5 mins)
Name 2 Entrepreneurs who are inventorsKey Words (5 mins)
Information (5 mins)
New business ideas come about in different ways. Some businesses are developed by people who already have a good understanding of their product. Others from people who use their product. Many businesses/products come from the research departments of existing companies who are looking to develop an innovative product. Think about how video games have moved from being relatively passive (Game Cube, PS2 etc) to becoming active, multiplayer experiences (Wii, Kinect)
Risk
There is a lot of risk involved with invention and innovation. Much innovation leads to failure and gets abandoned. There is also a risk that someone will copy it.
Patents
Registering a patent gives you the right to protection for your patented idea for 20 years. Patents are registered with the Intellectual Property Office
Copyright
For intellectual products such as films, music and books copyright gives the original inventor the sole rights to produce, control and copy the work. Copyright protection can be registered with the Intellectual Property Office but gives much longer protection than a patent. Authors own copyright of their books for their lifetime and 70 years after.
Trademark
A trademark is a registered name such as ADIDAS. A trademarked name cannot be copied.
Task (25 mins)
Find out about Google's 20% timeWrite a paragraph explaining what 20% time is
Write a list of things that have been developed in 20% time
Activity (15 mins)
Visit the intellectual property office and Learn more about the 4 types of Intellectual property
Read through the information and play the games at the end of each section. When you have done all four try the IP Armour game!
Plenary (5 mins)
Discuss how Google's 20% time could be used in school - do you think it would be productive?